Is there any truth to this?Originally Posted by from_another_forum
FF7 was destined for the Sega Saturn?
Is there any truth to this?
I've never heard that one.
I do remember back in the day that all the hype said that FF7 was going to be for the Nintendo 64... that's why I asked for an N64 that Christmas. Only to learn that plans had changed and FF7 was going to be for the Playstation instead.
wait, how the hell did veronica_marsfan get unbanned?
I remember hearing at one point that Square did indeed have some Sega Games in the works, I've never heard that FF7 was one of them .
Total bullshit. I'm sure Square shopped the idea around, but the FF series was never "destined" for a Sega console (thank god).
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i never heard saturn,just n64
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Heh heh. Nice. I asked this guy for a reference/source/something & all he came back with was: "Well in 1996 I remember reading a magazine article....."
(1) 1996? I can't even remember that far back! (And doubtful he can either.)
(2) Magazine? Games magazines are 99% rumor and maybe 1% fact. You can't rely on them.
When I logged-in, it said "You are banned until August 1." (or something similar).
It's now past that date.
BTW I just celebrated my birthday! Happy birthday to me; happy birthday to me. Being 35 really sucks; (my arthritis hurts, my back aches, my hair is falling out, and I'm 50 pounds overweight). Happy birthday to me.
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It's like going to someone's birthday party and finding that the cake is nothing more than a big, steaming pile of shit.When I logged-in, it said "You are banned until August 1." (or something similar).
It's now past that date.
BTW I just celebrated my birthday! Happy birthday to me; happy birthday to me. Being 35 really sucks; (my arthritis hurts, my back aches, my hair is falling out, and I'm 50 pounds overweight). Happy birthday to me.
After you've taken a bite.
You could at least soften the blow by having a really sexy Kristen Bell picture as your avatar.
As for the topic at hand. I've only ever seen info about it being on the N64 never the Saturn.
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My memory is less than perfect but I remember the ”next Final Fantasy title” being announced for the N64 (it was when the N64 was still the Project Reality/Ultra 64 and at the time, FFVII wasn’t FFVII yet…it was just the “next” FF title).
Square and Nintendo started to have bad blood because of the N64’s cart format. Supposedly the next FF was too large and when a “make it CD or else” statement was handed to the big N by Square, Nintendo told them to take a hike. Sony welcomed them with open arms and the 3 CD, more adult themed FFVII was born from the ashes of the N64 project. That bad blood has lasted years, Nintendo is still a distant 2nd when it comes to square titles. The big ones still belong to Sony.
Imagine a blurry ass, overly 3D, shitty music FFVII on the N64…yuck. It was a gift to gamers that FFVII came out on the PS1 and was done correctly.
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I thought FF7 never got father than a few character models and whatnot before Square scrapped it and jumped ship to Sony.
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Wait a sec here. Thank god FFVII was never released on a Sega console? Do you not think an enhanced version of the original could've been released on the Dreamcast and been damn good? I certainly don't see why not. If all Sega hardware was woefully underpowered, inferior pieces of crap relative to their contemporaries you might have a point, but such talk is largely BS IMO. More often than not perceived hardware limitations can be overcome by adept and skillful programming (not that such would be needed for a DC port of FFVII).
Edit: I sometimes leap before I've looked. I somehow construed destined, which I assume you put in quotes to try and avoid a response like mine above, to mean "designed specifically for". Feel free to edit your post so that my mini rant applies if you'd like!
Last edited by Hawksmoor; 08-23-2007 at 11:56 PM.
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I remember the FF64 demo video released featuring Terra, I remember people thinking it was going to be some kind of 3D FF6 port or something. Of course those rumors were quickly shattered and it was confirmed to be just that a technical demo, nothing more.
It was probably better off anyway, FF7 turned out to be something special, Sony gained an ego and Nintendo learned a valuable lesson.
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Whether it's true or not, do you guys think that the gaming landscape would be very significantly changed, had FF7 gone to the Saturn?
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The Lost Levels has an excellent article on the Final Fantasy 64 demo. Square has always gone with the highest performing consoles, which to that time had been the NES and SNES. With Nintendo's decision to stick with the cartridge format, they did some shopping around and produced most of their games for the Playstation for the several years. They did give the N64 a fair shot and made a technical demo to see whether a 3D FF game would be possible, and decided against it.
Otherwise I have heard nothing of any Saturn considerations. I assume that they either considered the development tools too difficult or the user install base too weak.
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Great link.
I knew the cart format killed the possibility of a N64 FF title. It’s even mentioned in the article that they simply made the game too large.
Anymore, I have little brand loyalty so I’m glad that FFVII came out on the PS1. Thinking back, it was the system that best handled the title and it made it a “next generation” experience.
To this day I feel that FF titles are often the best of the best when it comes to gaming and FFVII is easily one of the best FF titles.
As for a Saturn FF title...I wonder why Square never gave Sega systems any love. I may be incorrect but was there ever a single Square title on any Sega system (possibly a oddball SMS title or somthing)?
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